on the blockchain
Silvio Micali on Algorand.
This video, recommended by Fred Wilson, is a great one to watch for anyone interested in blockchain technology. Silvio’s style is really entertaining! | learn more
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on the blockchain
The web 3 stack.
Multicoin Capital has put together a chart of what the software stack for Web 3 (decentralized internet) looks like. This link is to a version on Fred Wilson’s blog, which is shorter. | learn more
better doing
The heartbeat of a business.
Fred Wilson had a short and sweet blog post this week about what he calls “the heartbeat”. This is the regular pace at which a company operates. I have called this a cadence in the past, but I like the […]
tech, startups, internet
Rapid experimentation.
Venture capitalist Fred Wilson remarks on the explosion of startup activity over the course of his career. “And so, we are in a golden era of tech entrepreneurship where anyone with an idea can make a go of it.” | learn more
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Is buying crypto assets “investing”?
The dynamic duo Warren Buffet & Charlie Munger recently bashed crypto with all sorts of colorful language. Rockstar VC Fred Wilson helps put their criticisms in context, since he must reconcile his respect for them as investors, and his own […]
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Keep the degree of difficulty down.
Fred Wilson, a top VC, has some great advice: “In many sports, like diving, gymnastics, skating, etc, the way to win is to perfectly execute a high degree of difficulty move. In startups, I advise founders to avoid that way of […]
tech, startups, internet
A conversation with Fred Wilson and Carlota Perez.
This video was posted as “throwback” because the conversation took place about 10 years ago. I hadn’t heard of her before, and am really impressed with her thinking on technology’s impact on finance. I’ve now added some of her writing […]
on the blockchain
Legitimate ICOs vs scams.
This is a great blog post titled “I Scam Yous” by Fred Wilson about how to tell the difference between ICO scams (often hyped by celebrities) and legitimate projects. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Union Square Ventures’ model.
This has a similar theme to the article above, except it’s written by Fred Wilson with a specific focus on his wildly successful firm USV. The most interesting part for me is the window into his thinking about how blockchain […]
tech, startups, internet
Fred Wilson: easy come, easy go.
Fred Wilson is one of the all-time greats of venture investing. His firm Union Square Ventures has been on-time for a lot of major trends by pioneering “thesis” investing. Lately, they have been deep into blockchain and this article outlines […]